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43 Spanish words and 2 grammar points, in the order Huerta teaches them. Each word has an example sentence and a memory hook.
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The conditional says what would happen. Like the future, it takes the whole infinitive, then adds one set of endings for every verb: -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. Viajaría (I would travel), comprarías (you would buy), viviríamos (we would live). Verbs with an irregular future keep that stem: tendría, haría, podría, querría, diría, vendría, pondría, saldría, sabría.
The conditional softens what you say. Me gustaría (I would like) is the polite cousin of me gusta, and me encantaría means I would love to. ¿Podría…? (could you…?) makes a polite request, and querría is a gentler quiero.
imaginarto imagine
Imagina una isla sin gente.Imagine an island with no people.
Imaginar, like imagine.
la loteríalottery
Nunca gano la lotería.I never win the lottery.
Lotería, like lottery.
todo el mundoeveryone, everybody
Todo el mundo lo sabe.Everybody knows it.
Todo el mundo: all the world, so everybody.
el lujoluxury
Es un hotel de lujo.It's a luxury hotel.
Lujo: luxury, like deluxe.
la riquezawealth, riches
La riqueza no da la felicidad.Wealth doesn't bring happiness.
Riqueza: wealth, from rico.
la pobrezapoverty
Hay mucha pobreza en la ciudad.There's a lot of poverty in the city.
Pobreza: poverty, from pobre.
la famafame
No me interesa la fama.Fame doesn't interest me.
Fama, like fame.
el premioprize, award
Ganó un premio.She won a prize.
Premio: a prize, a premium.
la mansiónmansion
Viven en una mansión.They live in a mansion.
Mansión, like mansion.
el castillocastle
Me gustaría vivir en un castillo.I'd like to live in a castle.
Castillo, like castle.
el reyking
El rey vive en el palacio.The king lives in the palace.
Rey: a king. Think of royal, regal.
la reinaqueen
La reina es muy popular.The queen is very popular.
Reina: a queen, like reign.
el príncipeprince
El príncipe se casó.The prince got married.
Príncipe, like prince.
la princesaprincess
Mi hija quiere ser princesa.My daughter wants to be a princess.
Princesa, like princess.
la platasilver
Tengo una pulsera de plata.I have a silver bracelet.
Plata: silver. Think of platinum. In Latin America it also means money.
el diamantediamond
El anillo tiene un diamante.The ring has a diamond.
Diamante, like diamond.
la felicidadhappiness
El dinero no da la felicidad.Money doesn't buy happiness.
Felicidad: happiness, from feliz. Think of felicity.
la causacause
Es la causa del problema.It's the cause of the problem.
Causa, like cause.
la ordenorder, command
Recibí una orden del jefe.I got an order from the boss.
La orden: an order, a command. (El orden is order, as in tidiness.)
la bromajoke, prank
Es una broma.It's a joke.
Broma: a joke, a prank.
la necesidadneed, necessity
No hay necesidad de gritar.There's no need to shout.
Necesidad: a need, a necessity, from necesitar.
la intenciónintention
No tenía intención de molestarte.I didn't mean to bother you.
Intención, like intention.
totaltotal, complete
El precio total sería de cien euros.The total price would be a hundred euros.
Total, like total. En total: in total.
la cantidadquantity, amount
¡Qué cantidad de gente!What a lot of people!
Cantidad: a quantity, an amount.
la secciónsection, department
Trabaja en la sección de ventas.She works in the sales department.
Sección, like section.
privadoprivate
Es un asunto privado.It's a private matter.
Privado, like private.
heridoinjured, wounded, hurt
Hubo dos heridos en el accidente.Two people were injured in the accident.
Herido: injured, wounded. La herida: the wound.
la velocidadspeed, velocity
Iba a mucha velocidad.He was going very fast.
Velocidad: speed, like velocity.
el vehículovehicle
El vehículo quedó destrozado.The vehicle was wrecked.
Vehículo, like vehicle.
idealideal
Sería el trabajo ideal.It would be the ideal job.
Ideal, like ideal.
la perspectivaperspective, prospect
Desde mi perspectiva, es un error.From my perspective, it's a mistake.
Perspectiva, like perspective.
básicamentebasically
Básicamente, haría lo mismo.Basically, I'd do the same.
Básicamente, like basically.
honestamentehonestly
Honestamente, no sabría qué decir.Honestly, I wouldn't know what to say.
Honestamente: honestly, from honesto.
ciertamentecertainly
Ciertamente, es una buena idea.It's certainly a good idea.
Ciertamente: certainly, from cierto.
la búsquedasearch, quest
La búsqueda duró horas.The search lasted hours.
Búsqueda: a search, from buscar.
la propiedadproperty, ownership
Es una propiedad privada.It's private property.
Propiedad, like property.
el instanteinstant, moment
En ese instante sonó el teléfono.At that moment the phone rang.
Instante, like instant.
la frasesentence (words), phrase
Repite la frase, por favor.Repeat the sentence, please.
Frase: a sentence, a phrase.
el textotext
Lee el texto en voz alta.Read the text aloud.
Texto, like text.
la lecturareading
La lectura es mi pasatiempo favorito.Reading is my favourite pastime.
Lectura: reading, from leer.
la descripcióndescription
La descripción no es correcta.The description isn't right.
Descripción, like description.
el origenorigin
¿Cuál es el origen de esta palabra?What's the origin of this word?
Origen, like origin.
recientementerecently
Recientemente me he mudado.I've recently moved.
Recientemente, like recently.